NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the Friday preliminary numbers.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Only a couple of shows penetrated the block of sports and news telecasts atop Friday cable. A trio of BASEBALL PLAYOFFS games were in the lead, led by Fox Sports 1’s Giants vs. Cubs game at 1.67, with TBS’s Red Sex vs. Cleveland at 0.74 and Fox Sports 1’s Dodgers vs. Nationals at 0.63 while TBS’s Blue Jays vs. Rangers game trailed at 0.40. ESPN’s Clemson vs. Boston College COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.57. The disclosure of Donald Trump’s infamous Billy Bush tape was a bonanza for CNN, which placed 3 telecasts in the Top 10, led by the 10PM hour at 0.52. Adult Swim’s ERIC ANDRE SHOW held steady at 0.51. Disney Channel’s SWAP was at 0.48, lifting lead-in BUNKD by 0.18 to 0.39. The Weather Channel benefited from hurricane coverage, with its 10AM hour on top at 0.42. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER gained 0.06 to 0.39, and HIGH MAINTENANCE was up 0.02 to 0.13. On Food Network, DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.34, and BURGERS, BREW & QUE ticked up to 0.26. Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD ticked down to 0.30. Syfy’s Z NATION held at 0.25, and VAN HELSING was down 0.02 to 0.15. We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP returned at 0.20. History’s DOOMSDAY was at 0.19. OWN’s FOR BETTER OR WORSE was steady at 0.17. Cinemax’s QUARRY remained at 0.05/157K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday October 7, 2016

P18-49

P2+

Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

MLB NL DIVISION SERIES L: SAN FRANCISCO/CHICAGO CUBS 1

FOX SPORTS 1

9:25 PM

150

1.67

5,697

2

MLB DIVISION SERIES: RED SOX/INDIANS

TBS NETWORK

4:39 PM

203

0.74

2,915

3

MLB NLDS POST GAME L

FOX SPORTS 1

11:55 PM

35

0.64

1,739

4

MLB NL DIVISION SERIES L: LA DODGERS/WASHINGTON 1

FOX SPORTS 1

5:32 PM

233

0.63

2,206

5

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: CLEMSON/BOSTON COLLEGE

ESPN

7:25 PM

208

0.57

1,659

6

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

11:00 PM

60

0.52

2,314

7

ERIC ANDRE SHOW

ADULT SWIM

12:00 AM

15

0.51

1,118

8

SWAP

DISNEY CHANNEL

8:00 PM

100

0.48

2,641

9

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

12:00 AM

60

0.47

2,014

10

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

9:00 PM

60

0.45

1,958

11

INSIDE THE MLB

TBS NETWORK

8:02 PM

23

0.43

1,362

12

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

10:00 AM

60

0.42

2,048

13

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

10:00 PM

60

0.42

1,954

14

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

9:00 AM

60

0.41

2,005

15

MLB DIVISION SERIES: BLUE JAYS/RANGERS

TBS NETWORK

1:00 PM

219

0.40

1,598

16

BUNKD

DISNEY CHANNEL

7:30 PM

30

0.39

2,001

17

DIVISION SERIES (FS1 GM)

MLB NETWORK

9:10 PM

22

0.39

1,542

18

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

12:00 PM

60

0.39

1,925

19

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER

HBO PRIME

10:00 PM

57

0.39

1,514

20

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

11:00 AM

60

0.38

2,062

21

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

8:00 PM

60

0.37

1,858

22

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

1:00 PM

60

0.35

1,676

23

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

8:00 AM

60

0.35

1,717

24

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.34

1,403

25

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

11:00 PM

60

0.34

1,313

26

DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES

FOOD NETWORK

9:00 PM

30

0.34

996

27

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

4:00 PM

60

0.33

1,765

28

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

6:00 PM

60

0.33

1,502

29

SPORTSCENTER 12AM L

ESPN

12:00 AM

60

0.33

702

30

RACHEL MADDOW SHOW

MSNBC

9:00 PM

60

0.32

2,154

31

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

7:00 PM

60

0.32

1,498

32

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

5:00 PM

60

0.32

1,558

33

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN

10:53 PM

67

0.31

712

34

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.31

1,474

35

CONFESSIONS OF A CUBS FAN

FOX SPORTS 1

12:30 AM

60

0.31

746

36

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

8:00 PM

60

0.31

1,598

37

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

7:00 AM

60

0.30

1,479

38

BERING SEA GOLD: N/A

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

9:00 PM

124

0.30

1,236

39

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

5:00 PM

60

0.30

1,521

40

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

3:00 PM

60

0.30

1,703

41

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

6:00 PM

60

0.29

1,452

42

THE OREILLY FACTOR

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 PM

60

0.29

3,059

43

KELLY FILE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.29

2,773

44

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

6:00 AM

60

0.29

1,141

45

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

12:00 AM

60

0.29

1,106

46

HANNITY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.29

2,325

47

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

2:00 PM

60

0.28

1,621

48

DOC MCSTUFFINS

DISNEY CHANNEL

9:30 AM

25

0.28

1,215

49

BIZAARDVARK

DISNEY CHANNEL

9:40 PM

30

0.28

1,918

50

ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT

CNN

7:00 PM

60

0.27

1,370

51

COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L

ESPN

7:00 PM

25

0.27

626

52

SOFIA THE FIRST

DISNEY CHANNEL

9:00 AM

25

0.26

1,256

53

BURGERS, BREW & QUE

FOOD NETWORK

10:00 PM

30

0.26

775

54

Z NATION

SYFY

9:00 PM

60

0.25

846

55

SPORTSCENTER 1AM L

ESPN

1:00 AM

60

0.25

559

56

LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: N/A

MSNBC

10:00 PM

240

0.25

1,652

57

CNN NEWSROOM LIVE

CNN

1:00 AM

60

0.24

1,077

58

REGULAR SHOW

THE CARTOON NETWORK

8:00 PM

30

0.23

950

59

AT THIS HOUR

CNN

11:00 AM

60

0.23

1,192

60

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

1:00 AM

60

0.22

893

61

LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER

CNN

4:00 PM

60

0.22

1,276

62

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

3:00 PM

60

0.22

1,187

63

INSIDE POLITICS

CNN

12:00 PM

60

0.22

1,081

64

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

10:00 AM

60

0.22

1,158

65

HURRICANE MATTHEW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

11:00 PM

60

0.22

1,507

66

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

2:00 PM

60

0.21

1,078

67

WOLF

CNN

1:00 PM

60

0.21

1,053

68

NEW DAY

CNN

8:00 AM

60

0.21

1,035

69

HOUSE HUNTERS

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:00 PM

30

0.21

1,113

70

NEW DAY

CNN

7:00 AM

60

0.21

922

71

HOUSE HUNTERS INTL

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:30 PM

30

0.21

1,038

72

KUU KUU HARAJUKU

NICKELODEON

4:00 PM

30

0.21

872

73

SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 PM

60

0.21

2,272

74

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN

5:30 PM

30

0.20

517

75

MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS

WETV

9:00 PM

61

0.20

485

76

SPORTSCENTER MORNING L

ESPN

2:00 AM

60

0.20

415

77

ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 PM

60

0.20

1,998

78

POLLY AND THE ZHU ZHU PET

DISNEY CHANNEL

1:00 PM

30

0.19

733

79

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 AM

60

0.19

1,832

80

DOOMSDAY 10 WAYS WRLD END

HISTORY

10:00 PM

63

0.19

762

81

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

9:00 AM

60

0.19

1,085

82

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L

ESPN

6:00 PM

60

0.19

415

83

NEW DAY

CNN

6:00 AM

60

0.19

842

84

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

10:00 AM

60

0.19

390

85

TANKED

ANIMAL PLANET

10:00 PM

60

0.19

545

86

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 AM

60

0.19

1,830

87

JAGGER EATONS MEGA LIFE

NICKELODEON

7:30 PM

30

0.18

935

88

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 AM

60

0.18

1,919

89

COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP

COMEDY CENTRAL

10:00 PM

60

0.18

505

90

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 AM

60

0.18

1,366

91

ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES

MSNBC

8:00 PM

60

0.18

1,554

92

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

9:00 AM

60

0.17

367

93

HURRICANE MATTHEW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

12:00 AM

60

0.17

1,164

94

CRASHLETES

NICKELODEON

7:00 PM

30

0.17

1,022

95

FOR BETTER OR WORSE

OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK

9:00 PM

30

0.17

742

96

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

8:00 AM

60

0.17

364

97

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

11:00 AM

60

0.17

1,560

98

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

12:02 PM

58

0.16

342

99

WEATHER CENTER LIVE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

2:00 AM

60

0.16

657

100

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

11:00 AM

62

0.16

354

101

SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

3:00 PM

60

0.16

1,533

102

MLB TONIGHT

MLB NETWORK

9:32 PM

35

0.16

555

103

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

1:00 PM

60

0.16

1,403

104

SPORTSNATION L

ESPN

4:00 PM

60

0.16

344

105

ALL IN WITH CAM

NICKELODEON

8:00 PM

30

0.16

731

106

OUTNUMBERED

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

12:00 PM

60

0.16

1,554

107

BOURNE ULTIMATUM THE

HBO PRIME

8:00 PM

115

0.15

456

108

CNN NEWSROOM LIVE

CNN

2:00 AM

60

0.15

715

109

HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS

MSNBC

7:00 PM

60

0.15

1,435

110

AMERICAS ELECTION HQ

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

2:00 PM

60

0.15

1,509

111

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

7:00 AM

60

0.15

332

112

FIVE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

5:00 PM

60

0.15

2,042

113

FSL WITH JAY AND DAN P

FOX SPORTS 1

1:30 AM

30

0.15

358

114

E! NEWS

E!

7:00 PM

60

0.15

381

115

VAN HELSING

SYFY

10:00 PM

60

0.15

619

116

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN

5:00 PM

30

0.15

366

117

NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

10:00 PM

60

0.14

632

118

MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW

TBS NETWORK

12:30 PM

30

0.14

318

119

FIRST TAKE L: N/A

ESPN2

10:00 AM

120

0.14

308

120

OTL – FIRST REPORT L

ESPN

1:00 PM

30

0.13

300

121

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 AM

60

0.13

1,110

122

NFL LIVE L

ESPN

3:00 PM

60

0.13

322

123

FLEA MARKET FLIP

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:30 AM

30

0.13

663

124

HIGH MAINTENANCE

HBO PRIME

11:00 PM

30

0.13

435

125

BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: UNINVITED GUEST

BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV

8:00 PM

180

0.13

386

126

HURRICANE MATTHEW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

1:00 AM

60

0.13

776

127

MARTIAN, THE: MARTIAN, THE

HBO PRIME

5:30 PM

142

0.13

317

128

FLEA MARKET FLIP

HOME AND GARDEN TV

11:00 AM

30

0.12

724

129

KRAMPUS

MAXPRIME

8:20 PM

98

0.12

319

130

YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

4:00 PM

60

0.12

1,540

131

BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT

SPIKE TV

5:00 PM

60

0.12

277

132

USA SOCCER MEN L: CUBA/USA

ESPN2

4:00 PM

121

0.11

232

133

MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS

WETV

8:00 PM

60

0.11

276

134

NFL INSIDERS L

ESPN

2:00 PM

60

0.11

281

135

BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT

SPIKE TV

4:00 PM

60

0.11

257

136

COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L

ESPN

1:30 PM

30

0.11

280

137

MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM

TRAVEL CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.10

451

138

HALF HOUR

COMEDY CENTRAL

12:00 AM

30

0.10

259

139

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN2

6:30 PM

30

0.10

204

140

HIS & HERS L

ESPN2

12:00 PM

60

0.10

240

141

DOC MCSTUFFINS

DISNEY JUNIOR

9:20 AM

25

0.10

351

142

HURRICANE MATTHEW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

2:00 AM

60

0.10

593

143

FLEA MARKET FLIP

HOME AND GARDEN TV

11:30 AM

30

0.10

682

144

E! NEWS

E!

11:00 PM

62

0.10

275

145

TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE

DIY NETWORK

9:00 PM

60

0.10

573

146

NFL FANTASY LIVE

NFL NETWORK

5:00 PM

60

0.09

200

147

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT

MSNBC

6:00 PM

60

0.09

881

148

MSNBC LIVE

MSNBC

5:00 PM

60

0.09

934

149

BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT

SPIKE TV

3:00 PM

60

0.09

227

150

MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A

ESPN2

6:00 AM

240

0.09

268

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MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.